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Once Upon a Secret

Name: Once Upon a Secret
Author: Mimi Alford

by Mimi Alford

2012•Biography•208 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarydramaslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is heavy, small-scale and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

Here, Mimi Beardsley finally tells the true story of her affair with President John F. Kennedy. It is a story that has been kept secret for 40 years. It tells how their affair continued for 18 months and the fact that it was ended only by his assassination.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryDramaComplex relationshipSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

MemoirsMistressesPolitics and governmentParamoursPresidentsStaffBiographyRelations with women

Details

Author: Mimi Alford
Published: 2012
Pages: 208
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Source: Open Library

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